Bahrain may soon have a fund that will be responsible for financing environmental awareness programmes, according to the GDN dated Tuesday, September 11th. Education Minister Dr. Majid Al Nuaimi, speaking at a ceremony to honour winners of the third edition of the GPIC-sponsored Education for Environmental Research Programme, said he plans to recommend this fund to the Cabinet in the near future. The fund is to target school children, creating awareness and a sense of social responsibility at a young age.

The minister stressed the need to set up a nationwide “citizen education programme” on issues concerning the environment. Dr. Al Nuaimi said that the concern for and awareness of the need to protect the environment was a must, because if it does not happen now, future generations will suffer.

“Companies like the GPIC coming forward to support such activities are a major incentive”, says Professor Ismail Al Madani, vice president of the Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife. Twenty students were honoured at this ceremony, all of who submitted projects as part of the programme.

GPIC General Manager Abdul Rahman Jawahery praised the ministry’s contribution to motivate students towards scientific research and innovation.

“I hope this initiative will encourage other firms in the private sector to follow GPIC’s example inenhancing the principles of scientific research, and to advance the educational process as a whole”, he said. “The students have made a great effort in selecting the projects’ topics and compiling of information.”

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